The Daily Friday, June 26, 2020
Press Release
Distributions of household economic accounts for income, consumption, saving and wealth of Canadian households, 2019
Baby boomers hold the most wealth at almost $1.2 million on average, but the gap between this group and younger generations is narrowing.
Weekly update: Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19
The “Canadian Economic Dashboard and COVID-19” presents selected indicators to help monitor the impact of the pandemic on economic activity in Canada.
Crowdsourcing participants’ trust in governments, public health authorities, businesses and others during the COVID-19 pandemic
The results of a recent crowdsourcing initiative to measure levels of public trust in the context of COVID-19 are now available.
Study: Volunteering in Canada: Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic
In 2018, over 12.7 million Canadians engaged in formal volunteering, with a total of 1.6 billion hours of their time given to charities, non-profits and community organizations—equivalent to almost 858,000 full-time year-round jobs. Today, Canadians are courageously volunteering in the midst of one of the largest health, economic and social challenges of our lifetime.
Aircraft movement statistics: Major airports, April 2020
After declining during the second half of March, air traffic reached unprecedented lows in April, with the total number of aircraft movements falling almost three-quarters (-73.5%) from April 2019.
Railway carloadings, April 2020
Canadian railways carried 30.0 million tonnes of freight in April, down 10.0% from April 2019. This was the largest year-over-year decrease in five years, excluding the November 2019 rail strike. This is also the first monthly decline in freight that was linked to the activity shutdown in several sectors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dairy statistics, April 2020
The total amount of milk sold off farms decreased 3.1% year over year to 743 120 kilolitres in April. Meanwhile, milk sold off farms for fluid purposes increased 1.1% to 232 935 kilolitres. Milk sold off farms for industrial purposes decreased 4.8% year over year to 510 185 kilolitres.
Computers, peripherals and software price indexes, May 2020
The Computers, peripherals and software prices indexes are now available for May.
Production and disposition of tobacco products, May 2020
Canadian manufacturers produced 1.4 billion cigarettes in May, down 2.7% from April 2020. Cigarette production was 26.3% lower compared with May 2019.
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